Inspiration CCR Diver Mod I Programme Cost $1500
Introduction
The programme is design to progress the trained recreational diver to the skill level of Inspiration diver.
Student Prerequisites
The student must meet the following criteria to undertake this programme:
Be a qualified recreational open water diver
- Be a qualified EAN open circuit diver or equivalent
- Have completed 100 hours on open circuit above 40m in depth using air.
The instructor may use his discretion regarding students that do not meet the above prerequisites based on prior learning skills.
Programme Content
The programme will cover such items as:
- Revision of basic EAN diving and gas blending theory
- Optimum bailout strategy including manual CCR mode, SCR mode and full OC bailout
- Decompression implications of the various CCR dives
- Decompression implications of the various CCR bailout strategies
- Gear configuration for a CCR dive
- Complete a oral exam to the Instructors satisfaction on all factors of diving an Inspiration CCR
Equipment Required
The programme requires that the following equipment must be used:
- CCR fitted with an oxygen OC bailout 2nd stage and flow control device
- CCR fitted with a diluent OC bailout 2nd stage
- Decompression CCR computer or tables
- Backup tables for decompression dives undertaken
- 1X oxygen clean seven litre sling cylinders with regulator as a minimum bail out on dives deeper than 30m.
- Spare mask
- Strobe
- DSMB and deployment reel
Programme Scope
The programme will comply with the following limits:
Maximum dive depth limit 50m
- No PPO2 at depth greater than 1.4
- No PPO2 on deco greater than 1.6
- One or more of the bailout gases must be breathable at all the depths of the dive
- Bailout gas must be adequate for 1-½ divers to complete the dive safely.
Skill Tests
The following skills must be demonstrated to the instructor during the course:
Complete an open circuit check out dive to the maximum depth of 50m under instructor observation not instruction
- Complete the following tasks at a maximum deep of 20m in full gear configuration
· Complete pre-dive system safe checks
· Complete in water system safe checks
· Demonstrate basic emergency skills for
· Hypoxia
· Hyperoxia
· Hypercapnia
· Flooded loop
· Component system failures
· Demonstrate buoyancy control
· Demonstrate gas switching
· Demonstrate loop flushing
· Complete a blue water ascent during a dive
· Complete a controlled ascent using OC bailout during a dive
· Plan and complete a 50m maximum depth decompression dive or simulation.
· Demonstrate complete knowledge of the contents of the Inspiration CCR user manual during the course
Demonstrate a complete knowledge of basic strip down and rebuild of the Inspiration for basic service, routine cleaning and basic fault finding
Inspiration Normoxic Tri-mix CCR Diver Mod II Programme The programme is design to progress the trained recreational Inspiration diver to the skill level of tri-mix Inspiration diver.
The student must meet the following criteria to undertake this programme:
Be a qualified Decompression open circuit diver or equivalent
- Be a qualified recreational Inspiration diver
- Have completed 100 hours on the Inspiration using air as the diluent gas
- Have completed 50 hours on the Inspiration above 45m depth using air as the diluent gas
The instructor may use his discretion regarding students that do not meet the above prerequisites but have prior learning.
The programme will cover such items as:
Revision of basic tri-mix diving and gas blending theory
- Optimum bailout strategy including manual CCR mode, SCR mode and full OC bailout
- Decompression implications of the various CCR dives
- Decompression implications of the various CCR bailout strategies
- Gear configuration for a tri-mix CCR dive
The programme requires that the following equipment is to be used:
- Standard Inspiration fitted with oxygen OC bailout 2nd stage and flow control device
- Decompression CCR computer
- Backup tables for dives undertaken
- 2 oxygen clean seven litre sling cylinders with regs minimum
- Spare mask
- Strobe
- DSMB and deployment reel
The programme will comply with the following limits:
Maximum dive depth limit 60m
- Minimum helium based dive depth limit 35m
- No PPO2 at depth greater than 1.4
- No PPO2 on deco greater than 1.6
- One of the bailout gases must be breathable at all the depths of the dive
- Bailout gas must be adequate for 1-½ divers to complete the dive safely.
The following skills must be demonstrated to the instructor during the course:
Complete a maximum 50m check out dive under the instructor observation not instruction
- Complete a maximum 20m full tri-mix gear configuration check out dive
· Complete pre-dive system safe checks
· Complete in water system safe checks
· Demonstrate basic emergency skills
· Demonstrate buoyancy control
· Demonstrate gas switching
· Demonstrate loop flushing
· Complete a blue water ascent and DSMB deployment during a dive
· Complete a controlled ascent using OC bailout during a dive
· Plan and complete a 60m maximum depth decompression dive
Inspiration Tri-mix CCR Diver Mod III Programme
The programme is design to progress the trained recreational Inspiration diver to the skill level of tri-mix Inspiration diver.
The student must meet the following criteria to undertake this programme:
Be a qualified open circuit tri-mix diver
- Have completed 50 hours of helium based open circuit dives below 50m requiring the use of travel and decompression gas combinations
- Be a qualified recreational Inspiration diver
and have completed 50 hours on the Inspiration above 45m depth using air as the diluent gas
The instructor may use his discretion regarding students that do not meet the above prerequisites but have prior learning.
The programme will cover such items as:
Revision of basic tri-mix diving and gas blending theory
- Optimum bailout strategy including manual CCR mode, SCR mode and full OC bailout
- Decompression implications of the various CCR dives
- Decompression implications of the various CCR bailout strategies
- Gear configuration for a tri-mix CCR dive
The programme require that the following equipment is to be used:
- Standard Inspiration fitted with oxygen OC bailout 2nd stage and flow control device
- Decompression CCR computer
- Backup tables for dives undertaken
- 2 oxygen clean seven litre sling cylinders with regs minimum
- Spare mask
- Strobe
- DSMB and deployment reel
The programme will comply with the following limits:
Maximum dive depth limit 75m
- Minimum helium based dive depth limit 45m
- No PPO2 at depth greater than 1.4
- No PPO2 on deco greater than 1.6
- One of the bailout gases must be breathable at all the depths of the dive
- Bailout gas must be adequate for 1-½ divers to complete the dive safely.
The following skills must be demonstrated to the instructor during the course:
Complete a maximum 50m check out dive under the instructor observation not instruction
- Complete a maximum 20m full tri-mix gear configuration check out dive
· Complete pre-dive system safe checks
· Complete in water system safe checks
· Demonstrate basic emergency skills
· Demonstrate buoyancy control
· Demonstrate gas switching
· Demonstrate loop flushing
· Complete a blue water ascent and DSMB deployment during a dive
· Complete a controlled ascent using OC bailout during a dive
· Plan and complete a 75m maximum depth decompression dive
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